Now that Matthews is officially gone, what about Fes?

[NotDeadYet]

Read a rumor he is on the Trailblazers' radar screen. If we had kept Matthews, Fes could've easily been had by the rival Trailblazers with another offer we likely would not have matched.
With Wesley gone, will the Blazers still make a play for Fes?

 

[royzzz]

Interesting rumor. If this is true and the Blazers will still offer Fes a ridiculous contract, they really must have some grudge with the Jazz and didn't learn anything from the WesMatthews .. er .. incident.

 

[Kyoto]

I hope the Blazers offer him 5 years 60million, and they choke on their own toxic contracts.

 

[TheMulletMutilator]

I don't see why the Blazers would want Fes but if they want to offer him a big contract then so be it. Let them have to eat that and in the process we get rid of a goof Marlboro Man.

 

[Captain Keefe]

Can the Blazers even offer anything to Fes? Did they not just use all their MLE on Matthews?

 

[Stifle Tower]

The Blazers can only offer their bi-annual exception at this point. It is an interesting rumor - that the Blazers wanted us to vastly overpay for Matthews, making a match for Fes unlikely. That could be true. Portland does need some size inside. And they have a gazillion guards.

 

[beantastic]

Can the Blazers even offer anything to Fes? Did they not just use all their MLE on Matthews?

I am not 100% sure on this but they may be able to use their bi-annual exception. Someone with a little more knowledge of the inner workings of the CBA might be able to shed some light on this.

 

[beantastic]

The Blazers can only offer their bi-annual exception at this point. It is an interesting rumor - that the Blazers wanted us to vastly overpay for Matthews, making a match for Fes unlikely. That could be true. Portland does need some size inside. And they have a gazillion guards.

Thanks for clarifying that even before I posted. You sir are amazing.

 

[Stifle Tower]

Thanks for clarifying that even before I posted. You sir are amazing.

Well, I'm not really a mind reader, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express.

 

[InGameStrategy]

I don't see why the Blazers would want Fes but if they want to offer him a big contract then so be it. Let them have to eat that and in the process we get rid of a goof Marlboro Man.

Um, because he already is a decent backup, even though he is extremely raw, but has upside, given that he has had fewer minutes in three years than lots of developing bigs get in one or two. Oh, and without Fes, we are resigned at backup 5 to a slow-footed Okur who is great for a clutch 3-point shot but little more.

Besides that, nothing.

 

[TheMulletMutilator]

Fes is a lazy Marlboro smoking Euro trash player who will never be anything more than a guy who comes in to hack other big men. No commitment to the game. Only to the dollar signs.

 

[prodigal punk]

https://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/jazz/49955390-87/jazz-bell-connor-matthews.html.csp?page=2

Briefly

The Jazz will talk this week to Kyrylo Fesenko’s representatives about re-signing the restricted free agent center. “He’s next on the agenda,” O’Connor said. “Go from there and see what happens.” Fesenko had a productive game, totaling 15 points and 14 rebounds as Ukraine beat Latvia over the weekend.